MARKETING MANAGEMENT REPORT ON THE CASE STUDY TATA STEEL’S EHTICS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY Submitted by: ANTHONY QUANSAH London School of Commerce Presented to: LAWRENCE M. AKWETEY and GEOFF LANCASTER DATE: SEPTEMBER 14‚ 2012 MBA1 Executive Summary The gender balance group was given a case study into Tata’s contribution to ethical business practices and sustainability to investigate into. The ten (10) member group shared the research questions amongst themselves
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Definition of Non-Tariff Barriers “A form of restrictive trade where barriers to trade are set up and take a form other than a tariff. Nontariff barriers include quotas‚ levies‚ embargoes‚ sanctions and other restrictions‚ and are frequently used by large and developed economies (nontariff‚ n.d.).” Summary The article; “On eliminating Non-Tariff Barriers in a time of worldwide economic crisis: China’s role” discusses how Non-Tariff Barriers are dealt with by the World Trade Organization‚
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How do international sanctions‚ tariffs‚ quotas‚ and trade restrictions affect international trade and costs of production?International sanctions are set in place typically to protect countries involved in trade. There are many types of sanctions that have been in place for quite a while but the most common sanctions are used to stop terrorism‚ which is extremely important to even more so since September 11‚ 2001. Sanctions regarding trade restrictions on weapons‚ ammunition‚ and other materials
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“Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚” by Jared Diamond is without a doubt a very interesting read that gives you a different perspective about history. The main thesis of the book involves Diamond trying to answer Yali’s question “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people had little cargo of our own?” Diamond is able to answer Yali’s question with the title of the book guns‚ germs‚ and steel. He believed that these three factors are the main reasons
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It is clear that there were a number of reasons that caused the Tories to loose the 1906 election. One reason was the tariff reform act but there were many others such as the Boer war which went on from 1899 to 1902. The Boer War took place In South Africa under the command of the then Prime minister Lord Salisbury and was mainly started to gain access to South Africa’s cheap raw materials‚ especially gold and to add another colony to the empire as the conservatives who were
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The First World War erupted only a decade into the twentieth century‚ and it defined civilizations for many subsequent years. Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front and Ernst Jünger’s The Storm of Steel both concern this war‚ however the two offer different perspectives of the war and its effects on societies and soldiers. The contrast between their accounts is seen in reactions to the enemy‚ feelings upon killing an “enemy” soldier‚ opinions of death in war‚ and reaction to the war
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MEAN STRESS EFFECTS ON FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH AND FAILURE IN A RAIL STEEL 1. Increasing R (ratio of minimum to maximum stress) was found to both accelerate cracking and reduce the critical crack size at instability (alternating or pulsating loads? Or nearing fracture?) 2. The equation of Forman et al. relating crack growth rate to ∆K and R gave the best fit. It is used to predict life in the finite range of S-N curve. 3. Pulsating load = zero-to-tension loading 4. Fatigue crack growth
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Hundred and eighth annual report 2014-15 Tata Steel Limited and its Subsidiaries Independent Auditors’ Report on Consolidated Financial Statements TO THE MEMBERS OF TATA STEEL LIMITED Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of TATA STEEL LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as “the Holding Company”) and its subsidiaries (the Holding Company and its subsidiaries together referred to as “the Group”) its associates and jointly controlled
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I Steel Asia case iSteelAsia is a secure‚ neutral steel trading e-commerce platform created by Andrew Cho Fai in december 1999 for steel industry professionals. Indeed‚ iSteelAsia enables users to purchase and sell steel‚ network with a global community of steel traders and find informations and news concerning steel industry. 1) Describe briefly the market itself and the market conditions (positive / negative trends‚ opportunities / threats) under which iSteelAsia developed. Identify more
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Name: Nishita Khanna Block: D Date: 19/2/2013 Why Europe? (Final Draft) There was a difference in the ability of the Europeans to dominate and colonize the Americas and the Chinese Empire between the 15th and 18th centuries. The oldest argument before Jared Diamond’s observation‚ was that white people were smarter compared to other people across the whole world. Jared Diamond’s observation proved this argument wrong by observing the environmental conditions‚ because everyone has
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